Invitation
Invitation Welcome to participate in United Net-Works mobile
archive for contemporary artists, artists groups, curators,
researchers, writers and other arts professionals
United Net-Works will visit Copenhagen
and RACA 5 - 21 December 2003
To participate please submit a personal presentation of your
work, ideas and projects in a standard hardcover A4 file in
connection with our visit (see special guidelines further
down).
Over 300 contemporary artists, artists groups, curators etc.
from all over the world are currently participating in United
Net-Works mobile archive with presentations of their work
in individual files as well as with VHS, DVD-works, CD-Rom
presentations and other catalogue materials.
All files, VHS, DVD-works and CD-Rom presentations will be
available for consultation and browsing during our visit at
RACA. A marathon slide screening program of all participants
will also be presented as well as an open screening of VHS,
DVD works in the archive.
Deadline for submission of materials to the archive 5 December.
Please send or leave material to RACA, Gl Kongevej 37, st.th.
1610 Copenhagen V, tel. +45 33256060, mail:
raca@raca.dk
Program
Between 9 - 12 December it will be possible to book meetings
with Sofie Sweger initiator and director of United Net-Works
to discuss ideas, proposals and projects as well as show work.
Meetings will be set up at RACA during opening hours.
Please contact Sofie directly to set up meeting.
sofie@unitednet-works.org
Tel: +46 (0)70 110 62 69
What is United Net-Works?
United Net-Works is an archive, network and platform for contemporary
artists, artists groups, curators, researchers and other arts
professionals based in Stockholm. United Net-Works activities
involve researching new organisational structures and work
methods for increased communication, collaboration and exchange
within the sphere of contemporary art & culture. United
Net-Works is commited to supporting and initiating projects
and exhibitions that seek to develop new opportunities and
collaboration for artists and their collaborators. United
Net-Works was founded in 2001 by Sofie Sweger, art anthropologist
and former co-director of Konstakuten (www.Konstakuten.com)
and is run by her together with artist Lena Malm and Marianne
Hultman, curator at Norrköping Museum of Art.Current
Project ’United Net-Works on the Road 2003-2005’
– a national and international tour of United Net-Works
activities and mobile archive for contemporary artists, artists
groups, curators and independant arts professionals.
Guidelines for submission of material
To make sure your work will be included in the United Ned-Works
archive during the Copenhagen visit the deadline for submissions
is 5. Dec. 2003
To participate in United Net-Works mobile archive project
a standard hardcover A4 file should be submitted containing
a presentation of yourself, your work, projects, interests
and ideas. Each artist, artist group, curator, researcher,
independent arts professional etc decides freely how their
work should be presented in this file. Conceptually the idea
is for you to use the file as an individual space. A space
that is entered as soon as the file is opened. You decide
yourself how you wish to represent yourself and your work.
The idea is that the file should function as an introduction
to you and your work being a communicative link with other
artists, artistsgroups, curators, galleries, organisations,
museums etc.
The file may be looked upon as an ‘artwork’ or a
portfolio all depending on your interest. Please make sure
to mark the file with your name in a manner you find appropriate
before you submit it.
Suggestions to include in file:
1. CV
Name, address, e-mail, telephone number, webaddress
Education, List of exhibitions, projects, collaborations
2. IMAGE MATERIALS
Documentation of single art works and installations, State
relevant information, such as title, year, media, participants
etc. If relevant please also submit short descriptive text
about works/installation.
Documentation from a selection of projects and exhibitions,
State relevant information about the exhibitions/project,
such as title, place, year, participants etc. Please also
submit short descriptive text(press release).
3. VHS/DVD-WORKS
Submit works clearly indicating title, length and year of
production. Please enclose short descriptive text if relevant.
No works will be screened or loaned outside of United Net-Works
without special permission from artist.
4. VHS/DVD -DOCUMENTATION
From projects/exhibitions. Please enclose descriptive text.
5. CD-ROM -PRESENTATION
Mark clearly with name & address.
6. SLIDES/DIGITALS IMAGES
Select 2-3 representative slides (5x5cm), preferably in plastic
frame or 2-3 digital images in tiff format 300 dpi on CD.
The images will be used in a marathon slideshow presenting
all participating artists, artistsgroups, curators etc. during
our international tour ‘United Net-Works on the Road
2003-2005’
7. TEXTS AND ARTICLES
Copies of texts & articles. State source, issue, year
if applicable.
8. FILE
Please submit all presentation materials in a standard A4
hardcover file. Please make sure you mark the file with your
name before you submit it.
Other printed materials such as catalogues, magazines e.t.c
are gratefully accepted as part of your presentation but cannot
replace a specially constructed file.
Since the archive will be making an international tour during
2003-2005 it would be helpful if all texts are in English.
Please submit your file/portfolio directly to RACA so it can
be included in United Net-Works archive during our visit.
More info on:
www.unitednet-works.org
Contact:
RACA
Gl. Kongevej 37, st.th.
DK-1610 Copenhagen V
Tel: +45 35 25 60 60
raca@raca.dk
Or
United Net-Works
Sofie Sweger
Tel: +46 (0)701 10 62 69
sofie@unitednet-works.org
